【推荐1】There are some happiness habits we often forget:

You forget to breathe consciously.

Most spiritual teachings today talk about meditation of all forms and kinds. And they all share the same basic instruction: breathe.    1    Inhale deeply, and then exhale. Repeat this 10 times and watch how it relax your mood.

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Smiling is not just a happiness for yourself; you also improve other people's happiness. In fact, the more you smile at people around you, the more they are eager to help you when you need it.

You forget to say thank you.

Saying thank you is not just about appreciating someone. It is also about your own feeling and imagination: being thankful for the littlest things that you receive and enjoy.    3    Feel good, be thankful and you'll be always happy.

You forget to enjoy your experience.

Are you always hurried with what you are doing? Do you always feel that you're running out of time or money? Do you always think that there's not enough for you to enjoy?    4    

You forget to stay quiet for a while.

You surf the Internet, you watch TV, you go to work, and you hang out with friends. You do so many errands.     5    Take a moment to sit down, find a quiet place, breathe, and do nothing—feeling the silence and being happy.

A．You forget to watch the sunset.

B．Never let those things go unnoticed.

C．You forget to smile at people around you.

D．See how these habits can instantly bring you so much happiness.

E．Go out, find a natural spot under the shade of trees or in a park.

F．Enjoy each moment and each experience which brings more to your life.

G．You are so involved in all these things that you have forgotten to spend some quiet time.

【推荐2】Dear daughter,

You are a wonderful person and your mother and I think the world of you. It will not be long before you leave home to make your way in the world. Can I please give you some friendly advice？Here are some things that you should never do.

Never Despise Yourself.

You are great and capable of achieving great things. So believe in yourself.     1    Some girls get depressed, blame themselves and lose self-esteem. All sorts of problems can follow.

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Throughout life try to keep your spending within your income and so save a little. Avoid getting into debt if possible. There are some exceptions — like getting a mortgage to buy a bouse — but generally if you can live within your means you will avoid all sorts of problems.

Never Get Obsessed with Your Appearance.

We think you look great(though some of the outfits you wear worry us!)    3     Eat sensibly, take exercise and be healthy. Some girls become obsessed with losing weight or getting no the perfect shape. You look fine.

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Never put yourself at serious risk. This means that you cannot trust people until you really know them and that sometimes you have to avoid things that look like they might be fun. Never get drunk or take drugs. Unfortunately there are some malevolent people out there and it is best not to take undue risks.

Never forget that Your Parents Love You.

    5     Whatever difficulties you encounter you can always talk to us and we will try to help. We are here for you.

A．Never Get Involved with a Married Man.

B．Never Compromise Your Personal Safety.

C．Never Live beyond Your Means.

D．There are plenty of great single men out there.

E．Please be happy with the person you are and the body you have.

F．When things go badly, never stop believing.

G．Whatever happens in life your family will still be your family.

【推荐3】Flex your memory muscles

You’ll remember more if you use your body and your brain, says our memory expert, Hancock. Muscle memory is a powerful thing.     1    , our bodies operate instinctively (本能地), following long-formed, well-practised routines.

Today, for example, I decided to go home a different way from my morning run. I spotted the new road I wanted to take, headed towards it... and before I knew it, I was back at my front door—having gone exactly the same way I always did! I’ll try again to take the scenic route next time. But muscle memory is actually a useful tool, and it can have a positive impact on your learning.     2    .

If you’re learning your part in a play, or preparing to give a speech from memory, repeat the same actions whenever you run through lines. You can even add extra movement instructions to your script (脚本) to make sure that you do the same things each time.     3    .

To remember a tough spelling, try writing it out by hand.     4    , your muscle memory may well help you. Feel your way to forming the right pattern of letters again.

    5    , connect it to a physical action that’s already hard to change. For example, if you always reach for the coffee jar first thing in the morning, why not use that movement to remind you of something else — like the tablet you need to take at the same time every day?

A．When you’ve got a regular “to do” task

B．Without our conscious minds having much say

C．If you’ve used this word — or one like it — in the past

D．You can write again when you’ve really got something to remember

E．Here are some suggestions for using muscle memory to your advantage

F．These movements will become effective reminders for the words that go along with them

G．My exercises can increase strength in certain parts of my body and improve muscle memory

【推荐2】A new study from researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles(UCLA)seems to suggest busy students listening to sped-up video lectures can actually understand a lot.

In the experiment, Alan Castel and a Dillon Murphy divided 231 undergraduate participants into four groups. Each group watched two video lectures: one about the Roman Empire and the other on real estate appraisals (房地产评估). The videos, at normal speed, ranged hetween13 and 15 minutes long. One group watched each video at its normal speed, the second watched them at 1.5 times normal speed, the third at double speed and the fourth at 2.5 times normal speed.

After each individual video, the participants were given a test made up of 20 questions to measure how well they remembered the information. The normal-speed group averaged 26 correct answers out of 40, and were closely followed by the 1.5-speed group and double-speed group, which each scored 25 out of 40. It wasn’t until participants watched the video at 2.5-speed that their performance on the test significantly dropped, to an average of 22 out of 40 questions answered correctly. A week later, when the same participants took new tests without rewatching the videos, the new scores saw the same order of decrease (降低).

The study suggests that, while sped-up videos did not improve student learning comprehension (理解力), they did not put them far behind, either —at least until the speed reached 2.5 times normal speed..

The increase in efficiency that students get from finishing a video in half the time could allow them to take more effective notes. “Students can spend the same amount of time studying, but in perhaps a better way,” Murphy said “That opens the door to the potential benefits of that additional study opportunity.”

The videos in the study were for subjects that can be explained in words pretty easily, Murphy explained, whereas students watching a difficult physics or chemistry lecture at high speeds might see different results. Further research on the same topic could provide details on how well students remember information offered at higher speeds when it comes to those kinds of more challenging topics, the researchers said.

1. Which best describes how the participants watched the two videos?

A．The first group watched videos at different speeds.

B．The second group watched the two videos twice.

C．The third group watched for less than 15 minutes.

D．The fourth group watched for more than 40 minutes.

2. What did the experiment show?

A．The normal-speed watchers did no better than other groups.

B．Sped-up videos sometimes affected only a little to the watchers.

C．There were great differences among the 4 groups in the testing result.

D．The content of the video made no difference in the experiment.

3. What is Murphy’s attitude to watching video lectures at higher speeds?

A．Critical.

B．Curious.

C．Doubtful.

D．Supportive.

4. What might the researchers at UCLA do in their future studies?

A．Give participants more difficult tests after they watch videos.

B．Observe the effects of watching videos at lower speeds.

C．Let participants watch videos of more complex topics.

D．Ask students from various majors to watch videos.